After Myhlback was dropped and sent home before the final five-mile race, there was strong backlash against the national team management.
"The truth is that I've just been bad at racing long, classic-distance races, and especially in Val di Fiemme when there's so much uphill," Myhlback tells SVT.
After illness in the squad, the 19-year-old was called by the national team management who wanted to fly him back to Italy.
“100 percent prepared”
"I was tired and had trained as much as possible. Going down to maybe race - no, I wasn't that keen on that."
"I'm not disappointed that I didn't get to do the five-mile race either, because I did a little too badly in that. From my perspective, there are no hard feelings, but I was 100 percent prepared to go down, do the sprint and then go home again," says Myhlback.
Myhlback was the best Swede in the sprint, finishing ninth.
Dropped to the five-mile race
Despite the placing, there was a reserve spot for the five-mile race - where the team consisted of Johan Häggström, Gustaf Berglund and Calle Halfvarsson. William Poromaa was selected but dropped out due to illness.
"It's so bad. We have so many good people, and we have good (skaters) at home too who weren't even selected for the squad. It's clear that it hurts not to be able to field a full team," national team manager Anders Byström told TT's correspondent at the time.
Will run the Vasaloppet
On Sunday, Myhlback will compete in the Vasaloppet - which he has raced three times before.
Last year, there was a Swedish double victory for the first time in 14 years. The then 18-year-old Alvar Myhlback became the youngest winner ever and Stina Nilsson won the women's race.
